Phase four of the Magnolia Bowl renovation project, commonly known as “Clean Sweep,” has been successfully completed according to Link’s Young Professionals President Jason Spears.
“We had a great turnout of volunteers this year,” Spears said. “We completed this phase which included some painting and beautification on the interior of the stadium.”
The project, which had its roots in a 2008 Leadership Lowndes County class, will enter its fifth phase next spring. Spears said the 2013 Clean Sweep will be dealing with structural issues.
“We are going to have to raise some money and get some additional funding before we start the next phase,” he said. “We are going to be working on the bleachers and the press box. We also plan to get the stadium up to code on handicap accessibility.”
Spears said an electronic recycling project held March 23 was also well supported.
“We were able to collect eight or nine pallets of electronic waste such as old cell phones and DVD players,” he said. “We ended up receiving 25,000 pounds of electronics.”
With hundreds of volunteers on hand for the clean up, Spears said the program was successful because of those who donated their time.
“I want to thank all of our volunteers — especially the Columbus Fire Department, Project Lace Up from Columbus Middle School and the volunteers from Columbus High School,” Spears said. “We also couldn’t do this without help from the Community Pillars program.”
Jeff Clark was previously a reporter for The Dispatch.
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